My favorite albums since I can remember hearing an album in its entirety. My rules:
I've left out some very good stuff (Television's Marquee Moon and The Clash, both from 1977, being the prime examples), but I can play most of these from track one to the end in my head. I'm pretty sure I've left out some very bad stuff as well.
| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Rubber Soul | The Beatles |
| 1966 | Blonde on Blonde | Bob Dylan |
| 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles |
| 1968 | The Beatles (White Album) | The Beatles |
| 1969 | Tommy | The Who |
| 1970 | After the Goldrush | Neil Young |
| 1971 | Sticky Fingers | Rolling Stones |
| 1972 | Exile on Main Street | Rolling Stones |
| 1973 | For Your Pleasure | Roxy Music |
| 1974 | Rock 'n' Roll Animal | Lou Reed |
| 1975 | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen |
| 1976 | Howlin’ Wind | Graham Parker & the Rumour |
| 1977 | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | Sex Pistols |
| 1978 | This Year’s Model | Elvis Costello and the Attractions |
| 1979 | London Calling | The Clash |
| 1980 | A Different Kind of Tension | The Buzzcocks |
| 1981 | Wild Gift | X |
| 1982 | Shoot Out the Lights | Richard and Linda Thompson |
| 1983 | Murmur | REM |
| 1984 | Let it Be | The Replacements |
| 1985 | Rain Dogs | Tom Waits |
| 1986 | King of America | Elvis Costello |
| 1987 | Bring the Family | John Hiatt |
| 1988 | Surfer Rosa | The Pixies |
| 1989 | Oh Mercy | Bob Dylan |
| 1990 | Songs for Drella | Lou Reed and John Cale |
| 1991 | Girlfriend | Matthew Sweet |
| 1992 | Hollywood Town Hall | The Jayhawks |
| 1993 | World Gone Wrong | Bob Dylan |
| 1994 | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain | Pavement |
| 1995 | Grand Prix | Teenage Fanclub |
| 1996 | Odelay | Beck |
| 1997 | OK Computer | Radiohead |
| 1998 | A Thousand Leaves | Sonic Youth |
| 1999 | The Soft Bulletin | Flaming Lips |
| 2000 | Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea | PJ Harvey |
| 2001 | White Blood Cells | The White Stripes |
| 2002 | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | Wilco |
| 2003 | Youth and Young Manhood | Kings of Leon |
| 2004 | Funeral | The Arcade Fire |
| 2005 | Illinoise | Sufjan Stevens |
| 2006 | The Greatest | Cat Power |
| 2007 | In Rainbows | Radiohead |